Henry redmond



(No Model.)

' H. RBDMOND.

PIGTURE HANGING DEVIGE.

Patented May 29, 1894.

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ATTOHNE x5 UNITED STATES PATENT @rn cm HENRY REDMOND, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PICTURE-HANGING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 520,706, dated May 29, 1894.

' Application filed November 27, 1893. fierial No. 492,139. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY REDMOND, of New York city, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Picture-I-Ianging Device, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a picture-hanging device, and it has for its object to provide a device whereby a person without the assistance of a step-ladder, or its equivalent, may expeditiously and conveniently hang a picture upon its support, or remove a picture from the support, and whereby also the same implement may be employed to expeditiously and conveniently place in position upon .the wall a picture-hook, or equivalent picture support, or remove the said hook or support from the wall.

Th'einvention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as

. will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective view of the device, illustrating the manner in which the cord or wire of the picture frame is carried upward to the proposed support for the frame. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device, illustrating the manner in which a picture hook is supported therein for attachment to or for detachment from the wall; and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device.

The body of the device consists of a socket 10, which is securely attached to one end of apole 11, or the equivalent thereof, the said pole being of any desired length. From the body or socket 10 at one side, arms 12, are projected in a horizontal direction, but the said arms are preferably made to diverge at their outer ends, and terminate at said ends in upwardlyextending spurs 12". These arms may be of any desired length, and may either form an integral portion of the body, or they may be attached thereto. The arms 12, are especially adapted for use in manipulating the cord or wire 13 of the picture frame to be hung, or to be removed from its support.

The mechanism for manipulating the picture hook 14, or equivalent device, is located at the opposite side of the socket or body 10, and comprises two opposing jaws 15 and 15 which jaws are vertically located and have theirlower ends flared outwardlyorin opposite directions, the said flaring section of the jaws being designated as 16. At or near the point where the flaring sections 16 of the jaws commence, a transverse rib 17, is formed upon the inner face of each jaw, said ribs being one opposite the other, as illustrated in Fig. 1; and at the upper outer corner 'of each jaw an inwardly extending lug 18, is formed, or the equivalent thereof. These jaws are spring controlled, and are normally held in a closed position, that is, one essentially in engagement with the other, as illustrated in Fig. 3. Preferably each of the jaws is connected with an arm of a spring material, said arms being designated in the drawings as 19 and 19. The arms and jaws may be of the same material, and the arms may be formed integral with the jaws or be attached thereto. The inner ends of the spring arms 19 and 19", are attached to the body 10, one means of attach= ment consisting in forming a lug 20 upon the side of the body, to which .the arms are screwed, riveted, or equivalently secured. The lug 20, is given an upward inclination so that the spring arms 19 and 19*, are upwardly inclined, standing at more or less of an acute angle to the socket. This position of the arms is desirable no matter in what manner they may be connected with the body.

More or less tension may be applied to the jaws 15 and 15 through the medium of aset screw 21, or the equivalent thereof, which is preferably passed loosely through one arm, the arm 19 for example, and through an aperture in the opposite arm, the wall whereof is threaded. The armwith which the screw has traveling connection is usually reinforced by a boss 22, since the arms may be made quite light. It is evident that by turning the screw 21 in one direction or the other the jaws may.

be separated, or held more or less closely together.

In the operation of hanging a picture, the picture cord or wire 13, is passed over the spurred or pronged arms 12, and by means of the pole 11 the wire or cord is carried upward until it is deposited upon the hook or other support adapted to receive it. The cord or wire is as readily removed from the support by engaging the cord at each side of the hook or support by the arms 12, and lifting it from the support. When it is desired to place a hook 14 in position upon the wall, for example, the hook is placed between the spring jaws, preferably with its lower end, or that end adapted to receive the picture cord or wire, in engagement with the ribs 17 of the jaws, and the inner surface of the larger portion of the hook in engagement with the upper lugs 18 of the jaws, as shown in Fig. 2. When the hook is in this position it may be elevated to the molding or other supportprovided for it and placed in position thereon, whereupon, by drawing the device downward the jaws will leave the hook in proper position upon the molding. In order to remove a hook the device is elevated and the flaring portion of the jaws is passed downward over the body portion of the hook until the bottom of the hook engages with the upper surface of the jaw ribs 17, and the lugs 18 have ongaged with the upper loop portion of the hook. Then this position of the hook has been attained, by carrying the pole 11 a slight distance in an upward direction, the hook will be removed from its molding or support, be ing then resting upon the ribs 17. The hook may be expeditiously detached from the jaws after the device is lowered.

I desire it to bo distinctly understood that 3 5 I do not confine myself to spurs or prongs 12 for the purpose of maintaining a cord or wire upon the arms 12, since a cavity or a recess may be formed in the arms, into which the cord or wire may be introduced; or the outer ends of the arms 12 may be carried inwardly over the body of the arms, forming a book like clamp or keeper for the cord. The construction shown in the drawings, however, is that which is preferred. In fact, whatever formation is adopted for the outer extremities of the arms 12, said extremities will serve as stops.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent A picture-hanging device, comprising a body attached to apole, arms projected from one side of the body, the free ends of the arms terminating in spurs or prongs forming stops, spring arms projected from the opposite side of the body, a tension device connecting the said arms, and jaws formed at the extremities of the said spring arms having outwardlyflared lower ends, offsets upon their inner faces adjacent to their flared portions, and stops located at their opposite ends, as set forth.

HENRY REDMOND.

WVitnesses:

C. SEDGWIOK, A. MARTIN. 

